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by René Niverd

Écrin
Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG
Tes yeux malicieux
Ont la couleur de l'émeraude.
Leurs purs reflets délicieux
Egaient I'humeur la plus grimaude.
Dans leurs filets capricieux
Ils ont pris mon coeur en maraude . . .
Tes yeux malicieux
Ont la couleur de l'émeraude.

Tes lèvres de satin
Sont un nid de chaudes caresses,
Un fruit savoureux qui se teint
De rayonnements de tendresse.
Et ton baiser, commne un lutin,
Verse d'ineffables ivresses . . .
Tes lèvres de satin
Sont un nid de chaudes caresses.

Ton âme est un bijou,
Le diamant de ma couronne;
C'est le plus délicat joujou
De mon amour qu'elle enfleuronne;
C'est le parfum qui me rend fou,
Le doux charme qui m'environne . . .
Ton âme est un bijou,
Le diamant de ma couronne!

Text Authorship:

  • by René Niverd  [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Cécile Chaminade (1857 - 1944), "Écrin", published 1902 [ voice and piano ], Éd. Enoch [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Faith J. Cormier) , "The casket of jewels", copyright © 2003, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: John Versmoren

This text was added to the website: 2003-10-13
Line count: 24
Word count: 126

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